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Chosen 1950-51 knew a few that were thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester
Hard to imagine the mental aspect of those soldiers.
Froze, hungry, and retreating. Could not be much worse.
Ed
There was a Rochester Gas and Electric lineman that made the news back in the 70's as he worked on the poles in the winter with a flannel shirt. He was part of the frozen chosen and said Rochester winters were never as cold as Korea
My pastor was there. He promised God to serve him if he got him through it alive. He is a man of his word. He is one of the reasons I joined the Marine Corps.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCS
The GCA did several articles on a local boy who was awarded The Medal there: Hector Cafferata. His story if included in "The Last Stand of Fox Company," a fabulous book on part if that battle. Here he is drinking coffee on my patio. He passed in 2016.
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One of my friends at a gun club I belonged to is in the Last Stand book, Roland Hutchison. He was in the USMC Reserve, based in Toledo Ohio. Talk about Once a Marine always a Marine, he took top prize!
Ed
One of guys that I know said the USMC went around to the high schools in the late 1940's to get young kids to
join the USMC Reserve. My friend was in Boston and had his mother co sign in 1948 so he could join. When
the Korean War started he was sent to boot camp and then by aircraft to California to his ship. Got to Korea
just in time for the Incheon invasion. He said they drove across the frozen Yalu River in trucks scouting the area.
He said really bad conditions at Chosen once the Chinese came down but he made it out
I recently heard it stated that the US army/airforce sent bandsmen to Korea as well as combat soldiers during the Korean war. Would their role have been as stretcher bearers and to assist the medics as in the British army?
Great book. Read it twice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Seijas
Hector never went to boot camp. He joined the Marine Reserve in Dover, NJ because his pal said you get to shoot a lot and the ammo is free! Hector joined but dropped out because it interfered with his hunting. When the unit was activated he went to the train station and talked his way on, went without so much as a toothbrush. I figure he killed more than 200 Chinese that first night, then was shot by a sniper the next morning and evacuated down the hill to the medical tent.
He really got to shoot a lot...and free ammo too. His friend was right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Seijas
Just didn't tell him the whole truth.
Great story!!!
There was a great interview with him on YouTube years back that I can't seem to find now where he told the story you just quoted. If I'm not mistaken he had a wounded friend with him that night that lost his boots or something to that effect. I also remember him stating that he fired his m1 so much he had to put snow on the handguard to keep it from catching fire. I believe his handguard was charred pretty good if I remember correctly. I wish I could find it so I could direct people here to it because it was an interesting interview to say the least. I hope I'm not mixing two different stories but it seems I also remember him complaining the president stepped on his newly shined boots and ruined them presenting him the metal hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob Seijas
Sorry guys the interview I'm referring to was not on a YouTube video, it was on a DVD I have called "America's rifle the m1 garand special collectors edition".
Recommended reading for those interested in the Korean War, or anyone else for that matter.
Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice: Makos, Adam: 9780804176606: Amazon.com: Books